Boone County, Indiana

Organized in 1830, frontiersman Daniel Boone is this county's namesake

County Seat: Lebanon

Largest City: Zionsville (2022 population: 31,982)

Population per Square Mile: 180.00

Square Miles: 422.90

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Population over Time	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Yesterday (2020)	70,812	24	1.1%	6,484,050
Today (2023)	76,120	23	1.1%	6,862,199
Tomorrow (2030 projection)*	83,749	20	1.2%	7,014,880
Percent Change 2020 to Today	7.5%	2		1.1%

*Projection based on 2015 Census population estimates.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center

Components of Population Change, 2022-2023	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration	1,456	5		4,599
Net International Migration	91	22		17,869
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	270	10	3.6%	7,508

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age, 2022	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	4,374	22	5.9%	5.9%
School Age (5 to 17)	14,238	20	19.2%	17.0%
College Age (18 to 24)	5,831	25	7.9%	9.9%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	19,503	23	26.3%	25.7%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	19,069	24	25.7%	24.5%
Seniors (65 and older)	11,149	27	15.0%	16.9%
Median Age	38.6			Median Age = 38.2

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2022	Number	Rank of	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	245	30	0.3%	0.4%
Asian Alone	3,053	11	4.1%	2.8%
Black Alone	2,184	24	2.9%	10.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	31	36	0.0%	0.1%
White	67,294	24	90.7%	84.0%
Two or More Race Groups	1,357	24	1.8%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic	71,310	23	96.2%	92.1%
Hispanic	2,854	29	3.8%	7.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2022 (Includes detail not shown below)	26,959	25	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	7,684	13	28.5%	18.1%
Married Without Children	9,114	25	33.8%	29.6%
Single Parents	1,857	26	6.9%	9.0%
Living Alone	5,768	26	21.4%	29.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Housing	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Total Housing Units in 2022 (estimate)	29,811	26	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2022 (includes vacant units)	28,372	26	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	21,549	24	76.0%	63.5%
Median Value (2022)	$320,000	2
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	5,410	25	19.1%	27.1%
Median Rent (2022)	$1,010	3

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Education	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2022/2023 Total Reported)	13,639	21	1.2%	1,124,094
Public	13,034	19	1.3%	1,035,718
Adults (25+ in 2022 ACS)	47,456	24	1.0%	4,532,091
with High School diploma or higher	95%	2		90%
with B.A. or higher degree	49.5%	2		28.2%

Sources: Indiana Department of Education; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Income and Poverty	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Per Capita Personal Income (annual) in 2022	$91,419	2	156.7%	58,323
Median Household Income in 2022	102,805	2	154.0%	$66,768
Poverty Rate in 2022	5.2%	90	41.6%	12.5%
Poverty Rate among Children under 18	4.8%	91	31.2%	15.4%
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2022	14	54	0.4%	3,933
Food Stamp Recipients in 2022	2,089	56	0.3%	611,203
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2022/2023	2,526	46	0.5%	511,735

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis; U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Family Social Services Administration; Indiana Department of Education

Health and Vital Statistics	Number	Rank of	Percent of State	Indiana
Births, 2021	868	22	1.1%	79,946
Births to Teens, 2021	8	75	0.2%	3,845
Deaths, 2019	540	29	0.8%	66,005

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force, 2023	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	38,693	22	1.1%	3,401,387
Employed	37,724	22	1.1%	3,288,017
Unemployed	969	26	0.9%	113,370
Annual Unemployment Rate	2.5	88	75.8%	3.3
March 2024 Unemployment Rate	3.2	86	78.0%	4.1

Source: STATS Indiana, using data from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development

Employment and Earnings by Industry, 2022	Employment	Pct Dist. in County	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In County	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	55,038	100.0%	$3,229,682	100.0%	$58,681
Wage and Salary	42,859	77.9%	$2,368,215	73.3%	$55,256
Farm Proprietors	487	0.9%	$26,803	0.8%	$55,037
Nonfarm Proprietors	11,692	21.2%	$383,794	11.9%	$32,825
Farm	619	1.1%	$33,447	1.0%	$54,034
Nonfarm	54,419	98.9%	$3,196,235	99.0%	$58,734
Private	50,216	91.2%	$2,895,121	89.6%	$57,653
Accommodation, Food Serv.	2,624	4.8%	$75,976	2.4%	$28,954
Arts, Ent., Recreation	815	1.5%	$28,750	0.9%	$35,276
Construction	3,133	5.7%	$289,813	9.0%	$92,503
Health Care, Social Serv.	2,932	5.3%	$173,839	5.4%	$59,290
Information	507	0.9%	$32,270	1.0%	$63,649
Manufacturing	3,482	6.3%	$261,852	8.1%	$75,202
Professional, Tech. Serv.	5,463	9.9%	$366,263	11.3%	$67,044
Retail Trade	4,569	8.3%	$217,326	6.7%	$47,565
Trans., Warehousing	13,254	24.1%	$734,426	22.7%	$55,412
Wholesale Trade	Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
Other Private (not above)	10,834*	19.7%*	$446,070*	13.8%*	$41,173*
Government	4,203	7.6%	$301,114	9.3%	$71,643

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
* These totals do not include county data that are not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.

Residential Building Permits, 2022	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	N/A	100%	$0	6,635,992
Single-Family	N/A	65.0%	$0	$5,513,030
2-Family	N/A	1.9%	$0	$76,873
3- and 4-Family	N/A	0.5%	$0	$0
5+ Family	N/A	32.6%	$0	$1,031,387

Notes: Detail cost may not sum to total due to rounding. Greene County does not currently issue building permits, so it is excluded.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Largest Cities and Towns in Boone County

Name	Population in 2022	Percent of County
Advance	502	0.7%
Jamestown	927	1.2%*
Lebanon	16,982	22.3%
Thorntown	1,412	1.9%
Ulen	112	0.1%
Whitestown	11,958	15.7%
Zionsville	31,982	42.0%
* This place crosses county lines, so only population in this county is shown.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau annual population estimates